4 Things That May Prevent You From Finishing Articles
How spending too much or too little time on these four things can impact your publishing productivity.
I have every intention of publishing several times a week. And yet, over the last couple of weeks, despite spending plenty of time writing, I am finding I struggle to get pieces to a point where they’re ready for publication.
Deep down, I know not every article has to be well-researched and brilliant. In fact, some of my best-performing pieces have been dashed off in a writers-block-breaking, censor-free fit of just trying to get something on the page. However, with a little introspection, I found four things I do that routinely impact my productivity when it comes to finishing pieces for publication.
The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress.
Philip Roth
Titles
Titles are the key to piquing a reader’s interest. I tend to read articles on my phone, which means I might only see the main title on the home page. There are hundreds of articles, websites, and coaching courses focused only on the title.
Neglecting your title
No doubt, the title is important. Will people click or not? Is it descriptive of the…